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BellingenNSW

Human rights and environmental violations throughout Australian supply chains ?
Creating a mandatory human rights due diligence regime for Australian companies

"We analysed the human rights commitments of 25 of the top companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), including some of our largest banks and mining companies."

"We found Australian companies have a long way to go in “knowing and showing” a commitment to respect human rights, suggesting an urgent need for reform...It is clear from our research that many large Australian companies are not operating in line with international standards."

"One response could be for Australia to follow the European Union’s lead and create a mandatory human rights due diligence regime. Australian companies must take proactive steps to comply with international standards. Our findings suggest the government should enact a stronger and broader mandatory human rights due diligence law covering all human rights. "
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theconversation.com/some-of-au
#HumanRights #ModernSlavery #transparency #DueDilligence #EUDR #SupplyChains #environment #pollution #LoggingImpacts #PayGap #ChildLabour #industry #DoingBusiness #mining #banks #energy #insurance #transportation #telecommunication #media #health #pharmaceuticals #governance

The ConversationSome of Australia’s largest companies are failing to ‘know and show’ their respect for human rightsThe best performing company in our research scored only eight out of a possible 24 points on an internationally-recognised benchmark. The average score was 3.6.
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BellingenNSW

Getting Australia out of climate denial?

Get more sympathetic media coverage by involving the blokes from "resources and economic production, rural and regional areas, masculine norms, and conservative belief systems and politics"
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nature.com/articles/s44168-025

Farmers, investors, miners and parents:
how unconventional climate advocates can reach new audiences "Holdout groups in Australia can include people associated with political conservatism, the business sector, farming, the resource sector, some religious groups and some sports fans."
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theconversation.com/farmers-in
#climate #climatedenial #RealityDenial #extractivism #industry #MasculineNorms #conflict #msm #media #LoggingImpacts #FossilFuels #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateAction

NatureTheorising unconventional climate advocates and their relationship to the environmental movement - npj Climate ActionEnvironmentalist-identified advocates have contributed to high levels of public support for climate action across countries. However, there remain important holdout constituencies that theory and evidence suggest are less likely to be persuaded by environmentalists, especially constituencies associated with resources and economic production, rural and regional areas, masculine norms, and conservative belief systems and politics. Emerging from these holdout constituencies, though, are some novel advocates for climate action. In this paper we theorise ‘unconventional climate advocates’ as those who combine advocacy for climate action with a social identity that departs from the prototypical environmentalist identity. Using social network analysis we show that unconventional climate advocates in Australia are peripheral to the main environmental movement, that is, the conventional advocates for climate action. We contend that unconventional advocates can broaden the social base of support for climate action, and their independence from conventional advocates – environmentalists – may aid in their efforts.
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BellingenNSW

Humans are making it increasingly difficult for wildlife to live and reproduce.

Sprawl, accelerated fossil fuel mobility via motor engines and roaming introduced canines makes survival for other than humans risky or impossible. The prosthetic apparatuses of 'man' sends its noisy and polluting tentacles into every nook and cranny where bio-diversity still dwells - 24/7.
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theconversation.com/five-ways-
#biodiversity #wildlife #habitat #ecocide #cars #roads #traffic #pets #lawns #machines #pollution #noise #waste #harm #technosphere #HumanDisturbance #extractivism #monoculture #fossilfuels #mowing #deforestation #LoggingImpacts

All fossil fuel stuff
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BellingenNSW

Logging the great koala national park

"Before the next election round lets make sure The Great Koala National Park is secured. Its the last chance for the survival of our Koala population on the Eastern Seaboard of Australia."
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youtube.com/watch?v=uE7NQbRGZ2U
#biodiversity #FCNSW #NSWLogging #governance #harm #destruction #pinecreek #SaveTuckersNob #wildlife #koalas #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #LoggingImpacts

YouTubeAct Now because Koalas can't ScreamBy MJ's How To Save A Forest
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BellingenNSW

'Last chance to see' tourism: See rare or endangered species before they disappear
Bird-tracking apps turning sightings into stampedes
Chasing online alerts with a lot of fossil fuel.
"Almost one in six Australian birds are threatened with extinction."
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abc.net.au/news/2025-02-15/tou
#birds #birdwatching #twitchers #overtourism #LoggingImpacts #landclearing #extinction #biodiversity #conservation #TheDrive #SUVs #Fossilfuels #cats #pets

ABC News · Birdwatching and twitchers pump billions into Australia's tourism industryBy Kristy Sexton-McGrath
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BellingenNSW

Human-mediated extirpation of wildlife through logging

"Before industrial logging in south-west British Columbia, there were nearly 1,000 spotted owls in the old-growth forests. But they have vanished in recent decades, victims of habitat destruction. Activists have tried in vain to hold the government to account, alleging protected species laws have failed to prevent the extirpation of the owls."

"Efforts to revive the population have failed, with a pair of owls released from the breeding program dying within months. The lone female in the wild is also believed to have died."
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theguardian.com/world/2025/feb

What happened to the Northern Spotted Owl? >>
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern
#LoggingImpacts #harm #birds #biodiversity #NativeForests #LoggingIndustry #Wildlife #habitat #destruction #degradation #extirpation #NSWLogging #SaveTuckersNob #koalas #BellingenLogging #SettlerSociety #governance #ecocide

The Guardian · Love rats: Canadians get chance to feed rodents named after old flames to owlsBy Leyland Cecco
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BellingenNSW

The Greens are calling for a moratorium on clearing koala habitat and an end to native forest logging.
"You can’t save koalas while continuing to destroy their homes."

"At a rally in Coffs Harbour today, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said the Greens would put the environment at the top of the federal election campaign agenda and in any power-sharing parliament. The NSW government promised to protect this precious koala habitat as a national park, yet destruction from logging has only increased."
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theguardian.com/australia-news
#koalas #LoggingImpacts #NSWLogging #BellingenLogging #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark

the Guardian · Australia news live: four killed in two-car collision near Perth airport; Greens call for moratorium on clearing koala habitatFollow live
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BellingenNSW

Mix logging, high rainfall puddles from giant machinery,
get potentially life-threatening mosquito-borne diseases.
(Murray Valley encephalitis , Ross River viruses and Japanese encephalitis) >>
theconversation.com/mozzies-ma

Malaria moves in behind the loggers >>
theguardian.com/world/2007/oct
#NSW #mosquitoes #encephalitis #deforestation #LoggingImpacts #roads #BellingenLogging #NSWLogging #FCNSW #harm #pathogens #encephalitis #OneHealth #LandUseChanges

The ConversationMozzies may be carrying Japanese encephalitis this summer. Here’s what to know if you’re spending time outdoorsHealth authorities in Victoria and NSW are warning of an increased risk of potentially life threatening mosquito-borne disease. What can you do to protect yourself and your family?
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BellingenNSW

One-quarter of freshwater fauna threatened with extinction

"Prevalent threats include pollution, dams and water extraction, agriculture and invasive species, with overharvesting also driving extinctions."
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Sayer, C.A., Fernando, E., Jimenez, R.R. et al. One-quarter of freshwater fauna threatened with extinction. Nature (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-083
#water #extractivism #pollution #extinction #wetland #rivers #governance #GBF #conservation #Biodiversity #wildlife #dragonflies #odonata #insects #LoggingImpacts #agriculture #aquaculture #degradation #herbicides #pesticides #BellingenLogging #NSWLogging

Dragonflies and unpolluted water mosaic
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BellingenNSW

How a mayor beat the loggers to turn the place green again
Could Bellingen become a “green municipality”?

"A region battered by predatory logging and ranching...With its forest-gobbling ranchers, bootleg loggers and dodgy sawmill operators, this sprawling township the size of Israel was a big red flag."

“For decades, Paragominas was one of the Amazon’s epicentres of deforestation and timber extraction. That changed in 2008, with the municipal environmental pact, which reduced deforestation by 80%,” says Beto Veríssimo, co-founder of Imazon, a rainforest-based thinktank. ..Controlling deforestation turned the township into a magnet for investment and economic growth.”
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theguardian.com/global-develop
#deforestation #LoggingImpacts #BellingenLogging #Gleniffer #Amazon #biodiversity #NativeForests #FrontierCommunity #logging #slashandburn #NSWLogging #FarrRight #governance

The Guardian · From the ashes: how a mayor beat the loggers to turn the Amazon green againBy Guardian staff reporter
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BellingenNSW

The black summer bushfires’ toll on the vets and carers helping Australian wildlife

"When the 2019-20 fires erupted Veterinarians and carers responded on the front lines. In December 2019 the sky went black in many parts of Australia. In the following weeks, unprecedented bushfires killed 33 people, destroyed thousands of homes, decimated about 3bn animals and 24m hectares of habitat...Smoke was circumventing the globe."

"The trauma doesn’t go away."

Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) is causing hotter, drier conditions and is increasing the risk of bushfires.

> Leave fossil fuels in the ground
> Stop incinerating bio-diversity
> Pay vets to treat Australian wildlife injured by bushfires and combustion engine infrastructure impacts.
> Support volunteer carers for wildlife

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theguardian.com/australia-news
#FossilFuels #HumanActivities #petroculture #fires #risks #Bushfires #2019Bushfires #LoggingImpacts #roadkill #wildlife #biodiversity #incineration #trauma #vets #care #volunteers #governance

The Guardian · ‘I sort of fell apart’: black summer bushfires’ toll on the vets and carers helping Australian wildlifeBy Susan Chenery
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BellingenNSW

Confronting devastating destruction

"Since Europeans arrived in Australia, much of the country has become severely degraded."

"Around 40% of our forests and 99% of grasslands have been cut down and cleared, and much of what remains is under threat. Thousands of ecological communities, plants and animal species are threatened with extinction."

"Australia remains a global logging and deforestation hotspot. We have the world’s worst record for mammal extinctions and lead the world in arresting climate and environment protesters. To top it off, a recent study estimated more than 9,000 native Australian animals, mostly invertebrates, have gone extinct since European arrival. That’s between one and three species every week."
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theconversation.com/in-2025-le
#LoggingImpacts #LandClearing #deforestation #mining #degradation #extractivism #SettlerSociety #coal #climate #FossilFuels #BiodiversityCrisis #extinction #EcologicalGrief #destruction #conservation #change #Australia #NYE

The ConversationIn 2025, let’s make it game on – not game over – for our precious natural worldAmidst habitat destruction and ecological grief, let’s make a New Year’s resolution for nature — to care for beetles and butterflies, rainforests and reefs, ourselves, and future generations.
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BellingenNSW

Drone locates 20 koalas in forest due to be logged next year

"A thermal drone imaging survey has been conducted over a plantation within the Great Koala National Park footprint. 20 koalas were detected over two nights at Tuckers Nob State Forest, which is due to be logged in the New Year."

The so called 'plantations' are more like native forests. Tuckers Nob forest must be included in the great koala national park. Video>>
nbnnews.com.au/2024/12/18/dron
#LoggingImpacts #NSWLogging #BellingenLogging #koalas #SaveTuckersNob #Bellingen #Gleniffer #plantations #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #wildlife #conservation #drones #RadioTelemetry #FCNSW #destruction

NBN NewsDrone locates 20 koalas in forest due to be logged next year - NBN NewsA thermal drone imaging survey has been conducted over a plantation within the Great Koala National
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BellingenNSW

Taxpayers are ‘literally paying’ to cut down forests sustaining koalas and greater gliders and providing clean drinking water

"The state forestry corporation has had losses totalling $72m in its native hardwood forest division since 2020-21.Two reports revealing the extent of financial losses from native forest logging in New South Wales raise questions about the economic viability of the industry."

"...Public native forestry struggled financially, offering “poor returns to taxpayers at best. The government should look at the economic costs and benefits of the native forestry business in NSW and consider whether community welfare is served by continuing this practice.”
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theguardian.com/environment/20
#biodiversity #ClimateEmergency #LoggingImpacts #LoggingIndustry #NSWLogging #FCNSW #EndangeredSpecies #koalas #gliders #deforestation #governance #harm #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #tax

The Guardian · ‘Bad deal for taxpayers’: huge losses from NSW forest logging, reports revealBy Petra Stock
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BellingenNSW

NSW's native forest logging industry ruled not 'economically viable'.

"The recommendation was made by the NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) in its triennial analysis of the government-owned logging company Forestry Corporation of NSW."

"It found Forestry Corporation's native timber operation had been steadily losing money over the past decade, in part due to delivering timber to sawmills for less than the cost of providing it."

"It also noted concerns about logging making bushfires worse and damaging threatened species' habitat."

"The revelation comes the same week that Forestry Corporation released its annual report, which shows it suffered a $29 million loss in its native logging division in the 2022-2023 financial year. Studies have suggested shutting the industry could bring net economic benefits to the economy"
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abc.net.au/news/2024-12-17/nsw
#NativeForests #LoggingIndustry #LoggingImpacts #FCNSW #NSWLogging #BellingenLogging #degradation #biodiversity #harm #ClimateBreakdown #wildlife #koalas #plantations #StopLoggingKoalaHabitat #bushfires #risks #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #destruction

ABC News · Report says NSW government should review 'long-term feasibility' of native logging industryBy Michael Slezak
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